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+//Server configuration variables
+export const {
+    PORT = 42609,
+    NODE_ENV = 'local',
+    MONGO_URI = "DB PRODUCTION EVIRONMENT MONGODB",
+    MONGO_URI_DEV = 'DB TEST EVIRONMENT MONGODB',
+    MONGO_URI_LOCAL = 'mongodb://localhost/livepeer',
+    SESS_NAME = 'sid',
+    SESS_SECRET = 'secret!session',
+    SESS_LIFETIME = (1000 * 60 * 60) * 24 * 365,
+    API_CMC = "Coinmarketcap API key",
+    API_L1_HTTP = "ETH L1 HTTP API KEY",
+    API_L2_HTTP = "ETH L2 HTTP API KEY",
+    API_L2_WS = "ALCHEMY WSS API KEY"
+} = process.env;